The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 15, 2176
Waxing Gibbous
78.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:37 PM
1:42 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.6%
- Age
- 10.7 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3137
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 124.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.6° / 75.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 53m / -26.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 268.42° / -3.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.00° / 4.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 53.54° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.